"An honest politician is one who, once they are bought, stays bought!" Insider believes this quote came from Abe Lincoln's campaign manager/agent. But he is willing to be corrected.
At last count, Big Pharma had 1,274 of the 35,000 registered lobbyists in Washington or more than two lobbyists for each member of Congress.
Between 1998 and 2005, the industry spent a whopping $758 million on lobbying, according to the watchdog Center for Public Integrity.
Source: theday.com
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